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Vinod is a very shrewd shopowner. He adjusted his electronic weighing scale in a typical way. Error percentage of his sale is directly proportional to the displayed weight of the commodity. But he gives a discount of 10% in every transaction. His weighing scale shows 5 kg for 4 kg. What is the actual profit % when the displayed weight is10 kg?

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Important Questions on Arithmetic

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 21

In a joint venture, Ramesh invested ₹6 lakhs as fixed cost. While Suresh had to pay the variable cost for every three months in advance (i.e., for the first three months at the start of first month and for the next three months at the start of the fourth month and so on).

Table for costs is given below:

Quantity produced/month Variable cost per unit (₹) Fixed cost (₹) for 6 months
0-1,00,000  1.5 6,00,000 
1,00,001- 2,00,000  1.25 6,00,000 
2,00,001- 3,00,000 1 9,00,000 

For the first three months, they produced 1,00,000 units per month, and for the next three months, they produced 1,50,000 units per month.
All units produced were sold at ₹ 4 each. After six months, they sold their company for ₹ 2,00,000 and divided total profit according to their investments. Find out the total profit.

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 22
In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 23
In an orchard, there are only mango and apple trees. Fruits available on each tree are equal to the total number of trees of the same kind. Also, mango trees are twice in number as compared to the apple trees. Only 40% of total mangoes and 70% of total apples are in good condition. These have to be stored before selling. This year the farmer could sell only 75% of the stored mangoes and 67of the stored apples. The rest was wasted. Selling price per mango is ₹10 and per apple is .₹5 Investment to store (consider only this as the cost price) is ₹20 per mango and ₹10 per apple. In this transaction, the farmer lost₹15,000. What is the total number of trees in the garden?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 24
A spring balance reads 1 kg when actually 800 g is weighed on it. The shrewd grocer has already marked up the price of his goods by 20%. One day, a police inspector detects this and orders him to repair his spring balance and revert to the original list price of the goods. Moreover, he asked him to give a discount of10% to all the customers for a month from then onwards as a punishment. A day after, Ramu  paid ₹16 for 1 kg rice. Before the raid, how much he would have paid for the same quantity?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 25
The evergreen shrubs at Ravi's nursery are planted in rows on a square plot of land measuring 2401 ft2• The shrubs are planted in such a manner that the centers of the adjacent shrub are 7 ft apart and the outer shrubs are planted along the edges of the plot, with a shrub at each comer. Ravi spent $ 896 to cover all the costs necessary for raising this crop of the evergreen shrubs. If Ravi succeeds in selling each shrub for $ 35, his profit will be what percentage of his total cost?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 26
A retailer keeps Reebok shoes, which are listed at a mark-up of 10%above their factory price. However, on Monday, he realized the shortage of demand and hence, decreased the list price by 10% On the very next day, that is Tuesday, he realized he is making a loss so, he increased the list price by 10% again. He continues this trend indefinitely. On which day, he will suffer a loss of more than 10% per shoes for the first time?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 29
The CP of a dozen mangoes is equal to the selling price of 10 mangoes. The SP of apples per piece is the cost price of a mango (per piece). If the profit % made on selling an apple is half that of selling a mango, then what is the cost of an apple if the selling price of one mango is ₹X ?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 1
On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains ₹7 If he sells the pen at 5% gain and the book at 10% gain, he gains₹13 What is the cost price of the book in Rupees?